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Southern California Reptiles and Amphibians

Southern California is a very diverse place. Because of this many reptile and amphibian species live and depend on the various habitats. This is a list of all native and invasive species found in Southern California.

Southern California Toad 1
Anaxyrus boreas halophilus
Arroyo Toad 2
Anaxyrus californicus
Great Plains Toad 3
Anaxyrus cognatus
Arizona Toad 4
Anaxyrus microscaphus
Red-spotted Toad 5
Anaxyrus punctatus
Woodhouse's Toad 6
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Colorado River Toad 7
Incilius alvarius
Northern Leopard Frog 8
Lithobates pipiens
Lowland Leopard Frog 9
Lithobates yavapaiensis
Baja California treefrog 10
Pseudacris hypochondriaca
California Treefrog 11
Pseudacris cadaverina
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog 12
Rana boylii
California Red-legged Frog 13
Rana draytonii
Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog 14
Rana muscosa
Couch's Spadefoot 15
Scaphiopus couchii
Western Spadefoot 16
Spea hammondii
Rio Grande Leopard Frog
Lithobates berlandieri
American Bullfrog 17
Lithobates catesbeianus
Southern Leopard Frog 18
Lithobates sphenocephalus
African Clawed Frog 19
Xenopus laevis

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